Oversell - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌəʊvərˈsel|  American pronunciation of the word oversell
Brit.  |əʊvəˈsel|  British pronunciation of the word oversell
irregular verb:  p.t. — oversold  p.p. — oversold

verb

-  To agree to sell more of something than one can supply.
-  To be too eager in attempting to sell something.
-  To praise something to excess.

Extra examples

Hotels routinely oversell their rooms, expecting a small percentage of no-shows.

Don't oversell yourself in the job interview.

The salesman oversold the features on the new model.

He has a tendency to oversell himself.

The seats on the plane were oversold.

Tourism on the island is oversold.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: oversell
he/she/it: oversells
present participle: overselling
past tense: oversold
past participle: oversold
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